The new Champions League: there will be 36 teams instead of 32 and those eliminated from the Champions League will no longer rejoin the Europa League.

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The Champions League will debut its format in the 2024-2025 season,

The Champions League will have a new format from the 2024-2025 season, with an initial phase of the League with eight games instead of the Group Phase .

In addition, the club coefficient criterion will not be applied to assign two of the four additional places that the tournament will have, as the participating teams increase from 32 to 36 .

Both measures were adopted by the UEFA Executive Committee meeting this Tuesday in Vienna, "after an exhaustive consultation with the interested parties", where it approved the final format and the list of access to European club competitions from the 2024 season. /25, after his decision to introduce the so-called "Swiss system" on April 19, 2021 for the new Champions League.

The main modifications approved that Tuesday refer to the reduction from 10 to 8 games in the Champions League league phase and the change of criteria for the allocation of two of the four additional places, eliminating access based on the coefficient of the clubs, as requested by the leagues and the fans.

"This confirms UEFA's strong commitment to the principle of open competitions and sporting merit, while recognizing the need to protect domestic leagues," the agency said.

Source images: Sport.com

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